Aniplex of America to Release NEKOMONOGATARI BLACK and Monogatari Series Second Season in Limited Edition Blu-ray Sets
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SANTA MONICA, CA (February 15, 2014) – Fans of the Monogatari Series were presented
with some very sweet news this Valentine’s Day weekend. Aniplex of America Inc. has just
announced their release plans for both NEKOMONOGATARI BLACK and the Monogatari
Series Second Season at their industry panel held at Katsucon in National Harbor, Maryland.

Aniplex of America Inc. is scheduled to release both NEKOMONOGATARI BLACK and
NEKOMONOGATARI WHITE, the first arc in the Monogatari Series Second Season, in
Limited Edition Blu-ray Sets on April 22nd, 2014 and June 24th, 2014 respectively.

The Monogatari Series is the anime adaptation of a popular light-novel series by author Nisioisin
produced by the critically-acclaimed studio SHAFT (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Nisekoi) and
directed by the equally notable Director Akiyuki Shimbou. NEKOMONOGATARI BLACK
(Cat Story BLACK) is the prequel to the story featured in Bakemonogatari, the first season of
the series and another highly popular Aniplex title. NEKOMONOGATARI WHITE (Cat
Story WHITE) is the first of several stories in the Monogatari Series Second Season, which
features the events of Bakemonogatari through the eyes of the women the main protagonist
Koyomi Araragi helped. The story of Monogatari Series Second Season is not simply a sequel
to Bakemonogatari but the story continues to evolve as it delves deeper into the details of each
tale only this time told through the heroines’ perspectives.

Pre-orders for both of these SKUs will be available through Rightstuf.com and Aniplex’s official
retailers (AniplexUSA.com/retailers) starting on Tuesday February 18th. The details of the
release for the other Monogatari Series Second Season episodes will be announced at a later
date.

Both Limited Edition Blu-ray Sets will be distributed in limited quantities and will be sold while
supplies last.

Right Stuf: http://www.rightstuf.com/
Official Retailers: http://www.AniplexUSA.com/retailers

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About NEKOMONOGATARI BLACK

The story is about an incident that happened before “BAKEMONOGATARI”....
On his way to the bookstore, Koyomi Araragi encounters Tsubasa Hanekawa whose face is
covered with a bandage. The incident allows Koyomi to learn what has been happening in the
Hanekawa household, but Tsubasa begs him not to tell anyone about it, saying she’ll do anything
to keep him quiet.

Without revealing her family’s circumstances, Koyomi tells of the day’s incident - he and
Tsubasa buried a “cat” that had been hit by a car- to Meme Oshino. Meme tells Koyomi that he
must immediately go to confirm Hanekawa’s safety. He heads to her house, only to find...
So begins the nightmarish nine days of Golden Week...

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About NEKOMONOGATARI WHITE

At the end of summer vacation, upon the morning of the opening ceremony for the second
semester, Tsubasa Hanekawa encounters an enormous tiger on the way to school.
“White. So white... So purely, blandly white...”

Proclaiming Tsubasa as such, the white-furred tiger strides past her and vanishes. After this
happens, Tsubasa’s house is destroyed in a fire. But this is just the beginning of a series of
unfortunate incidents for her and the people around her. Koyomi Araragi decides to save her with
help from the former “Kiss-Shot," a legendary vampire.